What is "loftier"

Lofty \Loft"y\, a. [Compar. Loftier; superl. Loftiest.]

1. Lifted high up; having great height; towering; high.

   See lofty Lebanon his head advance.
   --Pope.

2. Fig.: Elevated in character, rank, dignity, spirit, bearing, language, etc.; exalted; noble; stately; characterized by pride; haughty.

   The high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity.
   --Is. lvii. 15.

   Lofty and sour to them that loved him not.
   --Shak.

   Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme.
   --Milton.

   Syn: Tall; high; exalted; dignified; stately; majestic; sublime; proud; haughty. See Tall.

a. (en-comparativelofty)

1. adj. of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept" [syn: exalted, high-flown, high-minded, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded]

2. of imposing height; especially standing out above others; "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering iceburgs" [syn: eminent, soaring, towering]

3. having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks" [syn: gallant, majestic, proud]

4. [also: loftiest, loftier]

See lofty